Gender and Health
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Eurohealth Observer - Volume 18 | Number 2 | 2012
Quarterly of the European Observatory on Health Systems and Policies
“…..The impact of gender inequalities on women’s and men’s health can take a
number of forms, affecting not only health outcomes and health status, but also
access to preventive and curative services. Moreover, the different health needs
and opportunities available to men and women accompany them throughout
their life course, from infancy to adolescence and adulthood.
For these reasons, promoting policies that acknowledge the differential effects
of gender roles and norms on health is crucial, not only to rectify any negative
biases or inequities between genders but also to ensure the success of
intended policy outcomes….”
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